Drawing of Pump Houses in Henry Ford Museum Courtyards, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929
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Architect Robert Derrick designed two pump houses for The Henry Ford museum's two courtyards, one based on a garden building (“schoolhouse”) at Mt. Vernon and one based on David Rittenhouse's observatory in Philadelphia. The pump houses continue to function as Derrick intended, moving stormwater that runs off the museum roof via downspouts into underground tunnels that drain into ponds and ultimately into the Rouge River.
Architect Robert Derrick designed two pump houses for The Henry Ford museum's two courtyards, one based on a garden building (“schoolhouse”) at Mt. Vernon and one based on David Rittenhouse's observatory in Philadelphia. The pump houses continue to function as Derrick intended, moving stormwater that runs off the museum roof via downspouts into underground tunnels that drain into ponds and ultimately into the Rouge River.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1929
Creators
Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department
Robert O. Derrick, Inc., Architects
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Original drawings by Robert O. Derrick, Architect, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.B.22210
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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